Soil-derived nutrients by plant roots can be limited under increasing environmental stresses
such as higher incidence and duration of heat and drought, which affect agricultural …

Trichomes are epidermal outgrowths on plant shoots. Their roles in protecting plants against
herbivores and in the biosynthesis of specialized metabolites have long been recognized …

Trichomes are the epidermal appendages commonly observed on plant surfaces including
leaves, stem and fruits. Plant trichomes have been well studied as a structural plant defence …

Soil salinity is a significant abiotic stressor that inhibits agricultural productivity globally.
Researchers have been trying for a long to apply fertilizers to crops growing on salt affected …

Foliar fertilization delivers essential nutrients directly to plant tissues, reducing excessive soil
fertilizer applications that can lead to eutrophication following nutrient leaching. Foliar …

Crop metal contamination caused by atmospheric metal pollution has been increasingly
reported. To investigate the absorption, accumulation, and distribution of atmospheric metals …

Soil phosphorus (P) application is the most common fertilisation technique but may involve
constraints due to chemical fixation and microbial immobilisation. Furthermore, excessive P …

Non-invasive techniques are needed to enable an integrated understanding of plant
metabolic responses to environmental stresses. Raman spectroscopy is one such …

Inorganic nanoparticles (INPs) and nanomaterials (NMs) have a range of applications in
various industries, including agriculture. Their small size, high surface-to-volume ratio, and …

Foliar fertilisation is an alternative form of nutrient application, which is of particular interest
for phosphorus (P), where the efficiency of soil fertilisation is low. However, the uptake of …